Never Push A Blanik Backwards

Craig Bixby writes:

This is a picture of Tailwheel Bracket from 809S. Notice the cracking. The other edge is in the same condition. This bracket is the only thing the tailwheel is attached to in the tail and as you can see this one has been subjected to a lot of stress.
The bracket the Tailwheel is mounted to is designed to absorb the pressure applied by the Tailwheel as the glider is rolling forward. It IS NOT designed to absorb the pressure the Tailwheel applies to the bracket when the glider is pushed backwards. This overstresses the bracket. The stress becomes especially great when rolling the glider backwards off from a hard surface onto the grass.
Please keep this in mind when ground handling these gliders during the coming year and only move them forward.
Thank You,
The Maintenance Crew